The former girlfriend has added vintage hanky scarves to her line of fabric arts. They are graceful and beautiful and she is, of course, nervous because so many people like them. How many should she make? How much to charge? (she always charges less than everyone tells her she should), how to ship them properly? There is a fine line between conscientiousness and anxiety and she likes to have every detail right. It works for  her. You can see them on her website. I’m not proud of many things in my life, but I am exceptionally proud of seeing the artistry in her the first time I laid eyes on her. My grandmother always warned me never to marry a Christian. They don’t cook or clean well, she advised. I always thought this was curious because, to the best of my knowledge, she didn’t even know a Christian.

Last year I took Maria to Providence and we visited my parent’s grave and my grandmother’s old house. I did marry a Christian, I told Minnie Cohen, and you were right. She doesn’t cook or clean much, but she is a wonderful artist and a wonderful wife. I think my grandmother heard me. She would sure have loved Maria’s scarves, she always wore scarves.